Drop The Spoon

I accomplished the impossible yesterday. I was able to take my youngest baby bassett’s two least favorite foods, mushrooms and onions, and cook them in such a way that he liked it. I mean really liked it. Not the kind of like where he eats it because he knows he will lose video games kinda like. He even asked for seconds. I nearly fainted. Actually, I did nearly faint yesterday while I was cooking this dish, so that should have told me just how powerful this recipe was. So where do I go from here? I accomplished what no person has ever accomplished. I made my baby like onions and mushrooms. I think I am going to hang up my apron that I never wore and never cook again. I just felt ten millions chefs feel a sense of relief. Hubby on the other hand … not so much.

After four years on the straight and narrow, Russell Fitzpatrick has a boring job, the wrong woman, and an itch for something more. All he needs to get his life going again is a nudge in the wrong direction.

When he receives a cryptic email from a legendary and slightly deranged fellow hacker–his old friend, Charlie, whom he knows to be dead–he tries to tell himself it’s none of his concern. But the guy who stalks him across town at night, the two thugs waiting in the alley, and a ruthless FBI agent let him know his days are numbered if he doesn’t turn over the money Charlie stole.

The problem is, Russ doesn’t have it. As his enemies close in from all sides, Russ slowly unwinds the inner workings of his old friend’s paranoid mind and finds that Charlie left behind something worth much more than the money. And no one but him is onto it…

Melinda Foster is already at a crossroads when the “for rent” sign beckons her down a dusty gravel lane. Facing forty and downsized from her copywriting job at a Twin Cities ad agency, Melinda is struggling to find her way forward when a phone call brings her home to rural Iowa. It’s not long before Melinda is living in a faded farmhouse, caring for a barn full of animals, and working at her family’s hardware store in the community of Prosper, whose motto is “The Great Little Town That Didn’t.” And just like the vast garden she tends under the summer sun, Melinda soon begins to thrive.

Filled with memorable characters, from a big-hearted farm dog to the weather-obsessed owner of the local co-op, “Growing Season” celebrates the challenges and joys of rural life.

Aislin Flanery yearns to connect with her momma and learn about her father. That’s it…

But destiny will not be denied. Traveling to Scotland, following in her mother’s footsteps, she finds herself thrust into a world where myths are real. Each step closer to the past pulls her deeper into an epic battle between good and evil.

Kai, an ancient guardian of the Celtic Gods, only wants to give his friend some peace. Her soul calls to him. When she disappears, he is ready to call his brothers to war. With the help of a grove of Druids, he fights to find her. Enemies from the past are resurfacing.

The fight for our world begins in this series starter that combines the myths of Neil Gaiman with the magic of The Dark Hunters and the Fever world.

NOTICE: This story does contain graphic assault scenes. They are a tiny portion of the story but still they could be a trigger for some.

Cara Franklin’s childhood was one nightmare after another. Even as an adult, she continues to blame herself. She believes her safest path is to keep other people at a distance, especially men.
James Mackie, a young doctor in training, is aware of Cara’s history. He is determined to break through her barriers, enter her world and love her.
Cara is cautious, but she allows James into her life and she falls in love, only to watch her new world of happiness, a world she never genuinely trusted, come crashing down. She turns from James and runs far away in an attempt to reinvent herself. She discovers she’s run out of the frying pan and straight into the fire.
Now Cara must fight for her survival. No one, not even her beloved James, can rescue her. Cara must believe in herself or perish.

On Thanksgiving eve 2011, Karen Perry’s life changed forever when her three young children and their father died in a plane that crashed into Superstition Mountain in Arizona. The story made national headlines and was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network as part of its Super Soul Sunday series. Everyone wanted to know — how does a mother comprehend, let alone process, such a loss?

Angels Three takes readers deep inside Karen Perry’s world of aviation, the challenges of parenting special needs children, and the indescribable pain of every parent’s worst fear come true. This skilled pilot and grieving mother is left to search for clues about what happened that night, and why. Her search for the truth leads to a startling revelation, legal battle with the Federal Aviation Administration, and a troubling question: Was the crash avoidable?

From the author of “Burning Shield: The Jason Schechterle Story” — an “inspiring true story” (Kirkus Reviews) that “celebrates the resilience of the human spirit” (Publishers Weekly) — comes another gripping biography, a tragic and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of unimaginable loss.